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Historical Event on 10/5/1864
Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/28/1972 | Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77. |
| 10/26/1950 | Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras. |
| 1/17/1833 | William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away. |
| 1/17/1833 | Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born. |
| 12/8/1980 | Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
| 4/11/1993 | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture. |
| 1/23/1814 | Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born. |
| 8/6/1993 | Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat. |
| 10/14/1955 | Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia . |
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